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Original research

• Psychiatric comorbidity in emergency general surgery patients: a prospective observational study (22 August, 2023)

  Timothy J Geier, Natasha Simske, Sarah Melin, Colleen Trevino, Patrick Murphy, Mary Elizabeth Schroeder, Amber Brandolino, Terri deRoon-Cassini, Andrew T Schramm
• Subcutaneous and visceral fat are associated with worse outcomes in gunshot injuries but not stab injuries to the torso (18 August, 2023)

  Christopher Mejias, Mark Hoegger, Jason Snyder, Constantine Raptis, Vincent Mellnick
• Combined computed tomography and C-arm resuscitation room system (CTCARM) is associated with decreased time to definitive hemostasis and reduces preperitoneal pelvic packing maneuvers in severe pelvic trauma (11 August, 2023)

  Kenichiro Uchida, Ryo Deguchi, Hoshi Himura, Hiroyuki Yoshitake, Akihiro Kawamoto, Yuki Saoyama, Masahiro Miyashita, Tetsuro Nishimura, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Yasumitsu Mizobata
• Balanced resuscitation and earlier mortality end points: bayesian post hoc analysis of the PROPPR trial (9 August, 2023)

  Daniel Lammers, Omar Rokayak, Rindi Uhlich, Thomas Sensing, Emily Baird, Joshua Richman, John B Holcomb, Jan Jansen
• How do we PI? Results of an EAST quality, patient safety, and outcomes survey (7 August, 2023)

  Daniel Horwitz, Ryan Peter Dumas, Kyle Cunningham, Carlos H Palacio, Daniel R Margulies, Christine Eme, Marko Bukur
• A nationwide analysis of geriatric proximal humerus fractures: trends, outcomes, and cost (31 July, 2023)

  Teresa Cheng, Kevin Galicia, Purvi P Patel, Michael J Anstadt, Richard P Gonzalez, John Kubasiak
• Factors affecting length and complexity of hospital stay in pediatric dog bite patients (27 July, 2023)

  Dominic Alessio-Bilowus, Nishant Kumar, Lydia Donoghue, Elika Ridelman, Christina Shanti
• Effect of valproic acid upon skeletal muscle subjected to prolonged tourniquet application (19 July, 2023)

  Robert Moritz, Lee Mangum, Chet Voelker, Gerardo Garcia, Joseph Wenke
• Development and validation of prediction scores for the outcome associated with persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome among patients with trauma (18 July, 2023)

  Kazuhiro Okada, Sachiko Ohde, Takanori Yagi, Yoshiaki Hara, Shoji Yokobori
• Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department attendances for pediatric injuries in Mozambique’s central hospitals: an interrupted time series and a comparison within the restriction periods between 2019 and 2020 (14 July, 2023)

  Vanda Amado, Jette Moller, Maria Tereza Couto, Lee Wallis, Lucie Laflamme
• Effect of ionized calcium level on short-term prognosis in severe multiple trauma patients: a clinical study (30 June, 2023)

  Toshiro Imamoto, Makoto Sawano
• Are trauma surgeons prepared? A survey of trauma surgeons’ disaster preparedness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (28 June, 2023)

  Jay Doucet, David V Shatz, Lewis J Kaplan, Eileen M Bulger, Jeannette Capella, Deborah A Kuhls, Mary Fallat, Kyle N. Remick, Christopher Newton, Adam Fox, Randeep Jawa, John A Harvin, David P Blake, Marko Bukur, Jonathan Gates, James Ficke, Mark L Gestring
• Epidemiology of C2 fractures and determinants of surgical management: analysis of a national registry (15 June, 2023)

  Kristin Salottolo, Alejandro Betancourt, Kaysie L Banton, David Acuna, Ripul Panchal, David Bar-Or, Carlos H Palacio
• Establishing a core outcome set for blunt cerebrovascular injury: an EAST modified Delphi method consensus study (15 June, 2023)

  Markus Ziesmann, Saskya Byerly, Daniel Dante Yeh, Melissa Boltz, Rondi Gelbard, Elliott R Haut, Jason W Smith, Deborah M Stein, Ben L Zarzaur, Denis D Bensard, Walter L Biffl, April Boyd, Tor Brommeland, Clay Cothren Burlew, Timothy Fabian, Margaret Lauerman, Stefan Leichtle, Ernest E Moore, Shelly Timmons, Kelly Vogt, Jeffry Nahmias
• In their own words: recovery after emergency general surgery in the older patient (14 June, 2023)

  Vanessa P Ho, Mary Joan Roach, Kristen A Berg, Divya L Deverakonda, Peter Kanuika, Brianna Arko, Adam T Perzynski
• Antithrombin III levels in critically ill surgical patients: do they correlate with VTE? (14 June, 2023)

  Umar F Bhatti, Navpreet K Dhillon, Russell Mason, Andrew Wang, Yassar M Hashim, Galinos Barmparas, Eric J Ley
• Presence of Permanent Pacemakers: Implications for Elderly Patients Presenting with Traumatic Injuries (13 June, 2023)

  Tanzim Bhuiya, Demian Omeh, Rezwan Munshi, Brian Berookhim, Ashley Roper, Viliane Vilcant, Elisa Syzdziak, Ofek Hai, Roman Zeltser, Jody Digiacomo, Amgad N Makaryus
• Association between length of hospital stay and fractures in the spine, pelvis, and lower extremity among patients after intentional fall from a height: an analysis of the Japan Trauma Databank (7 June, 2023)

  Takero Terayama, Hiroyuki Toda, Masanori Nagamine, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Daizoh Saitoh, Aihide Yoshino
• Variability in firearm injury among major pediatric trauma centers across the USA (30 May, 2023)

  Kiesha Fraser Doh, Sofia Chaudhary, Stephanie M Ruest, Ashkon Shaahinfar, Thomas Chun, Nicholas Cooper, Joel Fein, Alayna Feng, Katherine Feske-Kirby, Janet Figueroa, Colleen K Gutman, Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, Ghid Kanaan, Nora Keathley, Naghma Khan, Katherine McGlamry, Sage Myers, Michael Nance, Katherine Russell, Kelli Rowker, Erica Sheline, Harold K Simon, Claudia R Morris
• Effects of hemodilution on coagulation function during prolonged hypotensive resuscitation in a porcine model of severe hemorrhagic shock (16 May, 2023)

  Leslie E Neidert, Clifford G Morgan, Emily N Hathaway, Peter J Hemond, Michael M Tiller, Sylvain Cardin, Jacob J Glaser
• A porcine study of ultrasound-guided versus fluoroscopy-guided placement of endovascular balloons in the inferior vena cava (REBOVC) and the aorta (REBOA) (12 May, 2023)

  Maria B Wikström, Jens Åström, Anna Stene Hurtsén, Tal M Hörer, Kristofer F Nilsson
• Influence of time from admission to norepinephrine administration and volume of fluids received on outcomes of patients meeting sepsis-3 criteria: a retrospective study using the MIMIC-IV database (13 April, 2023)

  Tarek R Firzli, Faria Z Miah, Cody Horton, Hassan Akhtar, Mark Riddle, Faisal Siddiqui
• Minor injury turns into major problem in severe acute kidney injury: a propensity matched analysis (12 April, 2023)

  Nasim Ahmed, Yen-Hong Kuo, Roy O Mathew, Arif Asif
• Surgical subspecialization is associated with higher rate of rib fracture stabilization: a retrospective database analysis (3 April, 2023)

  Avanti Badrinathan, Anuja L Sarode, Christine E Alvarado, Jillian Sinopoli, Jonathan D Rice, Philip A Linden, Matthew L Moorman, Christopher W Towe
• When public health crises collide: 5 years of pediatric firearm injury prevention opportunities (25 May, 2023)

  Leah C Tatebe, Jennifer T Cone, Mark B Slidell, Grace Chang, Meghan Jonikas, Amy Stewart, James Doherty, Ponni Arunkumar, Victoria Schlanser, Andrew J Dennis
• Open versus percutaneous tube thoracostomy with and without thoracic lavage for traumatic hemothorax: a novel randomized controlled simulation trial (20 March, 2023)

  Nathaniel R McLauchlan, Noah M Igra, Lydia T Fisher, James P Byrne, Carl A Beyer, Zhi Geng, Daniela Schmulevich, Martha M Brinson, Ryan P Dumas, Daniel N Holena, Allyson M Hynes, Claire B Rosen, Amit N Shah, Michael A Vella, Jeremy W Cannon
• Law enforcement in the trauma bay: a survey of members of the American Academy for the Surgery of Trauma (13 March, 2023)

  Elinore J Kaufman, Utsha Khatri, Erin C Hall, Rucha Alur, Jamie Song, Jessica H Beard, Sara F Jacoby
• Empiric tranexamic acid use provides no benefit in urgent orthopedic surgery following injury (10 March, 2023)

  Bryan Carr, Shi-Wen Li, Jamel G Hill, Cyrus Feizpour, Ben L Zarzaur, Stephanie Savage
• Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File (3 March, 2023)

  Tyler J Jones, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Kevin M Schuster, Robert D Becher, Lisa M Kodadek, Kimberly A Davis, Adrian A Maung
• Lessons from the implementation of a trauma center-based program to support primary care providers in managing opioids and pain after trauma hospitalization (20 February, 2023)

  Laura-Mae Baldwin, Laura A Katers, Mark D Sullivan, Debra B Gordon, Adrienne James, David J Tauben, Saman Arbabi
• Cervical spine flexion-extension radiography versus magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients following blunt traumatic injury (6 February, 2023)

  Jeff F Zhang, Janet Umenta, Adil Ali, Renee Reynolds, Phillip Benson Ham, Richard D Thomas, Ravi Piryani, Muhammad Izhar, Brian Wrotniak, Anil K Swayampakula
• Surgeon compassion may mitigate quality of life disparities associated with health literacy (31 January, 2023)

  Morgan J Hopp, Hahn Soe-Lin, Trevor M Lowe, Kristina M Chapple, James N Bogert, Jordan A Weinberg
• Win or lose, nighttime transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is a win (25 January, 2023)

  Gregory R Stettler, Aravindh S Ganapathy, Maggie E Bosley, Audrey L Spencer, Lucas P Neff, Andrew M Nunn, Preston R Miller
• Raising the bar on fibrinogen: a retrospective assessment of critical hypofibrinogenemia in severely injured trauma patients (25 January, 2023)

  Justin Richards, Benjamin T Fedeles, Jonathan H Chow, Thomas Scalea, Rosemary Kozar